Pleasure rides
To enjoy a pleasure ride, you don't have to be a member of SERC, although for insurance purposes, you will have to become a temporary member for the period up to and including the event. A list of Tayside branch rides is available on the hompage and a list of all SERC rides is available on the SERC website. If you want to take part in a pleasure ride, a 2007 ride entry form is available here. Simply complete the form and return to the Ride Secretary, with a cheque for the correct remittance made payable to SERC Tayside, at least 14 days before the event.
All Tayside branch rides include a Pleasure ride. Pleasure rides are up to 30km in length and are non-competitive. The ride must be completed at a speed of between 8 and 10.99 kilometres per hour; if you want to go faster, then you must enter the event as a Training Ride.
Your horse must be four years old to take part in a Pleasure ride.
You should bring your equine passport with you to all SERC rides in case your horse needs veterinary treatment during or after the ride.
Before the ride starts, your horse will be examined by a Veterinary Surgeon or a competent person appointed by the Ride Organiser to ensure that it is fit to take part. Your tack, your riding helmet and your footwear will also be inspected to ensure that it is suitable, safe and compliant with current safety standards. At the end of the ride, your horse will be examined again by the Vet or competent person, to ensure that it is fit, well and able to travel. If your horse is lame at the end of the ride, your horse will not be awarded cumulative mileage.
If you register your horse and complete the ride within the speed parameters, then your horse's cumulative mileage will be recorded and you may be eligible for an award at the end of the season.
Remember, to complete is to win.